3 held for stealing from two-wheelers near exam centres
Powai police arrested Prince Singh (27), Krishna Jasbir (21), and Dharmender Singh (30), all from Uttar Pradesh. They were in Visakhapatnam jail after their arrest in June for a similar offence. They committed such offences in Powai in May, police said.
The police claimed that they had stolen the phone and ATM card of Mahadev Goderao (42), a lecturer residing in Vikhroli and employed at Ruia College, from the boot of his scooter parked outside an exam centre in Powai.
Goderao had placed his belongings in his scooter before entering the centre.
"The gang used the SIM from the stolen mobile in another device and re-generated the ATM card PIN, withdrawing about Rs 70,000. Besides, Rs 20,000 was spent on clothes and movie tickets," said a police officer stated.
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Following Goderao's complaint, DCP (Zone X) Datta Nalawade led a team — ACP Pradeep Mairale, senior inspector Jitendra Sonawane, sub-inspectors Ganesh Awhad and Swati M.
They collected details from CCTV footage outside the Powai exam centre and from ATM kiosks on Saki Vihar Road where Rs 70,000 was withdrawn before visiting Phoenix Mall in Kurla to spend another Rs 19,000 on shopping and movie tickets. The trio was subsequently arrested in Visakhapatnam in June when they targeted Degala Lalitha, a teacher who lost valuables worth Rs 43,000.
Lalitha had kept her jewellery, phone, debit card, and Rs 2,000 in her scooter's boot outside the exam centre.
The Powai police got information from their counterparts in Gajuwaka, leading to the custody of the trio. "From Gajuwaka police it is learned that the trio targeted youths by stealing ATM cards from their vehicles and making fraudulent bank transactions. They managed to arrest the accused from the same locality where they stole the teacher's mobile and bank card," the police said.
Police seized property worth Rs 9 lakhand recovered items including Rs 5 lakh, gift vouchers worth Rs1,20,000, three mobile phones in June.
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